Method and means of treating textile fibers



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Application February 3, 1933, Serial No. 655,107

12 Claims. (01. 28-58) This invention relates to a machine for conditioning textile fibers, such as packages of yarn in the form of bobbins and the like. It is also adapted to be used in conditioning textile fibers in lap form. It is a well known fact in textile art that the thread, on the bobbins has to be treated with a solution with certain ingredients therein in order to set the twist in the thread before it can be used for other purposes, such as weaving and the like.

In machines heretofore used for moistening or conditioning yarn on bobbins and in other packaged form, large and expensive machinery has been necessary. Certain types of machinery which has been used for accomplishing this result comprised of a plurality of belts mounted on rolls with one end of each belt conveyor projecting over the end of the succeeding belt conveyor for carrying the bobbins of yarn. Disposed above these belts a rotating brush has been used onto which water or some suitable solution was sprinkled. This brush, as it rotated directly over the belt, contacted the bobbins and gave them an amount of treating solution. Since the conveyor consisted of a series of belts with one end projecting over the end of the succeeding belt forming at the end of each belt a drop, the bobbins were very often piled up at these points causing an improper treating of the same.

Furthermore, the drop at the end of these belts would very often damage the threads and make the bobbins unfit for use. It is also evident that since a machine of this type is built in sections it will require a very large amount of floor space as well as a good deal of machinery. All these features tend to add to the cost of the machine as well as to complicate the shipment and erection.

It is an object of this invention to provide a machine which is simple in design and which is adapted to operate with a single layer of bobbins under the spray of treating solution. This spray is obtained by directing an air jet upon a rotating wire screen which rotates in a pan of the solution. When the jet of air strikes this rotating screen the solution is blown ofi directly on the bobbins. V

I also provide another air jet directly under the top portion of the belt and which emits another stream of air upwardly and scatters the drops of treating solution which might happen to become attached to the screen and thelower portion of the bobbin. Since there is only a single layer of bobbins in the machine, this second jet of air serves to spread the solution on the lower side of the bobbin, thus distributing the solution to all parts of the bobbin.

It is also another object of this invention to provide a machine that is of unit construction. By placing the fan, the motor, the pump and the container all in one unit the machine may be manufactured and assembled in the manufacturing plant where it can be shipped out and installed easily in a short time. only one conveyor belt, there is no drop or fall to damage the thread on the bobbin. Furthermore, since this machine is built in a compact form it does not require" the floor space that has to be provided for other machines which are made for conditioning yarn on bobbins.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my machine for conditioning yarn;

Figure'2 is a side elevation of the machine;

Figure 3 is a side'elevation of the machine Since there is looking from the side opposite to the side shown 30 left hand Figure 7 is a sectional view of a modified form 1 showing a plain wire screen instead of a spiral screen for carrying the solution;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8-8 in Figure 3;

Figure 9 is a view ofthe adjustable blow pipe showing a slot therein thru which the air is forced to blow the solution from the screen;

Figure 10 is a modified form of the adjustable blow pipe showing small perforations therein instead of a slot.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, thenumerals 10, 11, 12 and 13 denote the four columns which support my machine. Secured to members 10 and 11, by any suitable means such as welding, is a horizontally disposed member 14, and opposite member 14 at the same level and secured to colmns l2 and 13 is another horizontally disposed member 15. Secured to the inside of members 11, 14 and to the upperend of column 10 is an inclined member 16. on the other side the solution at all'times.

faster this cylinder rotates, the more water this 1 of similar member 17 is secured to column 13, horizontally disposed member 15 and the upper end of column 12. Near the floor a strap member 18 is secured to the lower portion of columns 11 and 13 to hold the lower portion of these members in position. Mounted on inclined member 16 by any suitable means such as welding, is a horizontally disposed member 20. Supporting the right hand end of member 20 and mounted on member 16 is a vertical member 21. On the opposite side as shown in Figure 3 there is another horizontally disposed member 22 mounted on inclined member 17, and the left hand portion of member 22 is supported by vertical member 23 which is mounted on member 17. An angle strut 19 is secured by any suitable means such as welding to the upper portion of columnmembers 10 and 12 to assist in holding the upper portion of these members in position. s r

Secured to the bottom of horizontally disposed members 14 and 15 are transverse members 27 support the motor and the fan presently to be described.

Secured on top of these members 27 and 28 are suitable flats 29 and upon these flats, channels 30' and 31 are mounted, said channels 30 and 31 support motor 32 for driving the machine. Secured to the left-hand end of members 27 and 28 and on the lower side thereofby any suitable means such as welding, are channel members 33' and 34 which have mounted thereon a fan 35.

This fan has a bearing member 36 in which ashaft 37 is adapted to rotate and connected to this shaft 37 is a coupling 38 which connects at its other end to the shaft-39 of motor'32. Fan has an intake opening thru which the air is drawn into the fan'and forced upwardly thru a vertical conduit or pipe 46. Pipe 46 is secured at its upper end to'horizontally disposed pipes 47 and 48. When the air reaches pipes 47 and 48 part of the air is forced thru pipe 47 and into adjustable blow pipe 50 mounted in brackets 51 and 52 pivoted to members 10 and 12 by any suitable means such as riv etsor bolt 51a and 52a respectively.

Pipe 50 has a suitable slot 54 disposed beneath thetop' belt which is adapted to blow the drops of solution upwardly which have collected on the screen 'and'the lower side of the bobbins and serves to spread the solution more completely on the bobbins.

The other portion of the air from conduit 46 is forced thru pipe 48 andinto adjustable pipe. 49 which has a suitable slot or perforation 55 in its lower side. The. air is emitted from pipe 49 thru slot 55 and strikes the solution in spiral wire mesh 56 which is mounted on cylinder 57 secured to shaft 58. When air strikes this screen of spiraled wire mesh it scatters the solutiontherein in a fan-like direction onto the bobbins.

It should be noted that spiral wire mesh 56 and cylinder '57 rotates on shaft 58in a clockwise di-- rection as seen inFigure 5 and below this apparatus is a suitable pan 60 which is kept filled with mesh will pick up and be distributed upon the bobbins 82. The shaft 58 upon which cylinder 57 is 59a secured on top of-members 22 and 20' respec- It is evident that the jtively. Pipe 49 also is mounted in the upper portion of these bearings.

Mounted on one end of motor shaft 39 is a sprocket 66 which is adapted to rotate in a counterclockwise manner in Figure 2 and upon this sprocket is mounted a suitable chain 67 which is also mounted on another larger sprocket 68 secured on shaft 69. Said shaft 69 is secured to inclined members 16 and 17 by any suitable means such as bearings 70 which are secured to each channel by bolts 71. Also mounted on this shaft is a roller 72 which serves to support the top portion of the belt at its center point. Shaft 69 has a smaller sprocket 73 mounted thereon which is adapted to rotate in a couner-clockwise manner as shown in Figure 2 and this sprocket has mounted thereon a suitable chain 74 which is adapted to rotate on another sprocket 75 mounted on shaft 76.

Shaft 76 is mounted in bearings 77 and 78 which are attached to the upper end of columns 10 and 12 by any suitable means such as bolts 77a and 78a. v Mounted on shaft 76 between bearings 7''! and 78 is a cylindrical member 79 which is also adapted to rotate in a counter-clockwise manner as shown in Figures 2 and 5, and on this I cylinder is a conveyor belt 80 which is composed of any suitable structure such as a spiral wire mesh or screen with holes therein to allow liquid and air to pass. This endless conveyor belt 30 has a plurality of projections 81 which serve to carry the bobbins 82 upward on the top side of the upper portion of the belt. The lower end of endless conveyor belt 80 is mounted on a suitable roller 84 which is secured to a shaft 85 mounted in bearings 86 and 8'7. Bearings 86 and 87 are adjustable and by tightening or loosening screw or bolt 38 which is threadably mounted in lug 89 the belt may be tightened or loosened any desired amount.

Mounted on shaft 69 is another pulley 90 which has mounted thereon a belt 91 which also is adapted to rotate an expansion or V-type pulley. This V-type pulley is composed of two parts 92 and 93. Both of these parts 92 and 93 are mounted on shaft 97 and the portion 92 of V-type pulley is confined on this shaft by' means of a suitable spring 94 and washer 95. It should be noted that belt 91 has three contact surfaces and is adapted to rotate in a counter-clockwise manner in Figures 2 and 6. The tighter belt 91 is made. the more portion 92 of V-type pulley separates from portion 93 causing the belt to travel on a shorter circumference. This causes the pulley and shaft 97 to rotate faster.

The other end of shaft 97 is mounted in both sides of gear housing 100. Gear housing 100 is pivotally mounted on shaft 58 and is adapted to be moved up or down about this point. Secured inside of this housing are gear wheels 101 and 102. 1 As shaft 97 rotates in a counter-clockwise direction in Figure 2 gear wheel 101 is also rotated in this manner and since the teeth of gear wheel 101 engage the teeth of gear wheel 102 the shaft 58 will rotate in the opposite direction. Secured to the lower portion of housing 100 as at 104 is a vertically disposed link member 103. The lower end of link member 103 is secured to a horizontally disposed member 106 as at 105.

This member. 106 has asuitable dial 10''! secured thereto and dial 107 together with member .106 are pivotally secured to vertically disposed member .21 as at 111. Dial 107 has suitable notches 108 thereon which are adapted to be engaged by ratchet 109 pivoted on member 21 as at 110. A suitable handle 113 is also provided for this dial. When it is desired to control the speed of shaft 58 which has mounted thereon the cylinder 57 and the spiral wire mesh 56 to pick up the solution, the handle 113 is moved up and down.

By moving this handle 113 downwardly as shown in Figure 6 the shaft 97 is moved upwardly; consequently, the belt 91 which is mounted on the V-type pulley will run on a smaller circumference and, therefore, the rate of speed of the cylinder will be faster.

Since the shaft 9'? will rotate faster cog wheels 101 and 102 and also shaft 53 will run at an increased rate of speed. Should a smaller quantity of solution be desired to be placed or sprayed on bobbins 82 the reverse operation should take place, namely lever 113 should be pulled upwardly and pulley 92 will run at a slower rate of speed.

Secured on motor shaft 39 is another pulley 114 and this pulley has mounted thereon a suitable belt 115 which is also mounted on pump pulley 116. This pump pulley 116 is secured on shaft of gear pump 118, said pump being secured to bracket 119 by any suitable means such as bolts 120. Bracket 126 is secured to horizontally disposed member 14 by any suitable means such as bolts 121. Pump 118 has a suitable suction or intake pipe 122 which leads from a suitable reservoir 123 where the solution is stored. From the other side of gear pump 118 is another pipe 124. thru which the solution is forced. Pipe 124 leads to a union 125 and on the other side of union 125 is another pipe 126 which leads into pan 60 where the solution is gathered by spiral wire belt 56 mounted oncylinder 57.

It should be noted also that pan 60 is mounted in the lower side of bearings 59 and 60 and one end of pan 65 has a suitable overflow pipe 130 which conducts the solution back into reservoir 123 when it reaches a certain level in pan 60.

Figure 3 shows the means in which pipe or conduit 48 is connected to adjustable blow pipe 49. This pipe 49 which has a slot 55 therein or perforations 50 may be adjusted to any desired angle so that the air may hit the screen or spiral wire mesh on the cylinder in the most effective way. I provide a packed joint between the two pipes and in this figure, I show the flanged portion 131 and also the packing 132. A suitable nut 133 is adapted to press flanges 131 and also packing 132 tightly against the other flange 134 of pipe 43.

Figure 9 shows this adjustable pipe and also slots 55 more clearly. Pipe 50 is similar in all respects to pipe 49 and may be adjusted in brackets 51 and 52 to the desired angle.

I also provide a shield 136 and also shields 137 and 138 to protect the frame members from the spray as it very often contains chemical substances which deteriorate these members. These shields also serve to keep the spray on the inside of the machine and prevent the liquid substances from being sprayed upon the operator. The solu tion which is not absorbed by the bobbins is collected by these shields and conducted back into the reservoir 123 disposed directly beneath the machine.

Mounted on horizontally disposed members 14 and 15 are members 140 and 141 which serve as a table for the hopper. To members 14, 15 and 140 a hopper is secured which is composed of plate 142 and vertically disposed plates 143 and 144. The bobbins are adapted to be placed in this hopper at a thickness of one bobbin and are fed onto belt when the machine is put in motion.

Figure 7 shows a modified form of the rotating cylinder which has a screen mounted thereon and in this form a simple wire screen mounted on longitudinal U-shaped bars 145 is attached to cylinder 5'7. These U-shaped bars serve to hold screen 146 off of cylindrical member 57. As in the other case, air is forced thru pipe 49 and thru a suitable slot 55, striking screen wire 146 at a tangent, as shaft 58 and cylindrical member rotate in a clockwise manner.

It is quite evident that adjustable pipe 49 may have a plurality of perforations 150 instead of slot 55. This is shown clearly in Figure 10 and by varying the size of the slot or perforations it is evident that the amount of air may be controlled which strikes the rotating cylinder as well as by varying speed of the motor.

In the drawings and specification, there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Means for applying a treating fluid to textile fibers comprising a conveyor for the fibers, a source of treating fluid, a revolving member having a portion thereof in contact with the treating fluid and having means thereon for causing the treating fluid to adhere thereto, a pipe having openings therein and being disposed in close proximity to the revolving member, means for forcing air into said pipe to cause the jets of air issuing therefrom to remove the treating fluid from the revolving member and to deposit it onto one side of the textile fibers on the'conveyor, a second pipe having openings therein disposed on the opposite side of the conveyor, means for forcing air into said second pipe to cause the jets of air issuing therefrom to remove the treating fluid from the conveyorand deposit it onto the other side of the textile fibers.

2. Means for applying a treating fiuid to textile material comprising a conveyor for conveying the textile material, a revolving cylinder, a trough adapted to hold a treating fluid disposed below the cylinder and having a portion of the cylinder projecting thereinto, means on the cylinder for retaining some of the treating fluid and carrying it out of the trough, a pipe disposed in close proximity to the cylinder and having openings therein disposed next to the cylinder, means for forcing air into said pipe and thru said openings to impinge on the treating fluid carried by the cylinder to remove the treating fluid from the cylinder and cause it to impinge on one side of the textile material and on the conveyor, a second pipe having openings therein disposed on the opposite side of the conveyor, means for forcing air into said second pipe through said openings -to cause the airissuing therefrom to impinge upon the fiuid on the conveyor to remove it therefrom and deposit it on the other side of said textile material.

3. In a machine for applying a treating fluid to textile materials comprising a conveyor for conveying the textile materials through the machine, a revolving member, a trough disposed below the revolving member and into which the lower portion of the revolving member is adapted to have movement, means on the revolving member for retaining some of the treating fiuid and iconveyor and depositing it onto the bottom and carrying the same along with the revolvingmember, a pipe disposed in close proximity to the revolving member and having an opening disposed next to the revolving member, means for forcing air into said pipe and thru said opening to cause the treating fluid to be removed from said, fluid retaining means and to be projected onto the upper surfaces ofthe textile materials and the conveyor, a second pipe having openings therein disposed beneath the conveyor and said textile material, means for forcing airinto said second pipe and through said openings to cause the jets of air issuing therefrom to remove thefluid from said conveyor and direct it upwardly to deposit said fluid on the lower surfaces of-said textile material. l

4. Means for applying a treating solution to packages of yarn which. comprises a conveyor for the packages of yarn, meansdisposed above the conveyorfor projectin a treating fluid downwardly onto the top and side portions ofthe packages of yarn and onto the conveyor and pneumatic means disposed beneath the packages of yarn for directing the treating fluid remaining Tonthe conveyor upwardly onto the lower surfaces of the packages of yarn.

5. Means for applying a treatin fluid to packages of yarn comprising a conveyor for moving the packages of yarn, a revolving member, means for depositing a treating solution on the revolving member, pneumatic means for'removing and atomizing the treating fluid from the revolving member and depositing it on the packages of yarn. and onto the conveyor and other pneumatic ,means for removing and atomizing the treating fluid from the conveyor and depositing it onto the packages of yarn.

6. In a machine for applying a treating fluid to packages of yarn, a conveyor for moving the .packages thru the machine, means for pneumatically projecting a treating fluid onto the packages of yarn and, the conveyor, pneumatic means disposed below the moving packages of yarn for removing the treating-fluid from the side portions of the packages. '7. In a machine for applying a treating solution to packages of yarn, an endless conveyor for conveying the packages thru the machine, a tank for containing the solution, a revolving member mounted above the tank and having its lower portion normally in contact with the solution in the tank, means on the revolving member for causing some of the solution in the tank to ad- 'here to the revolving member, adjustable pneumatic means disposed in close proximity to the revolving member for atomizing and removing the solution from the revolving member and projecting said solution onto the packages and said conveyor, and other adjustable pneumatic means for atomizing and removing the solution from the conveyor and projecting the same onto the lower portions of the packages. 7 a 8. In a machine for applying a solution t packages of yarn, an endless conveyor for conveying the packages thru the machine, combined mechanical and pneumatic means for projecting said solution downwardlyonto the packages and the conveyor, and pneumatic means for pro jecting the solution upwardly from the conveyor onto the lower surface of the packages on the conveyor. l

9. In a machine for applying a solution to packages of yarn, an endless perforate conveyor for moving the packages thru the machine, a tank adapted to hold the solution, revolving means disposed above the tank and having its lower portion disposed within the tank to cause the solution to adhere thereto, pneumatic means for blowing the solution off the revolving member onto the packages and the conveyor, and other pneumatic means disposed below the packages for re-directing the solution adhering to the conveyor onto the lower surface of the packages 10. In a machine for applying a treating solution to packages of yarn and the like, a single endless conveyor approximately as broad as the machine and being composed of screen wire and the like for conveying thepackages thru 10 the machine, a tank for the solution, a revolving member having a portion thereof disposed Within the tank and having a wire screen thereon to which the solution in the tank is adapted to adhere, an adjustable externally mounted pipe 1 disposed in close proximity to the revolving member and having a longitudinally extending slot therein disposed next to the revolving member, a blower connected to said pipe to supply air to said pipe, the air issuing from said slot be- 1 ing adapted to remove the solution from the revolving member and to deposit the solution on the upper surfaces of the packages and on said conveyor, a second pipe provided with a longitudinal slot therein disposed on the opposite side of the conveyor, means for forcing air into said second pipe and through said slot to remove the solution from said conveyor and deposit it on the lower surfaces of said packages.

11. In a machine for applying a solution to packages of yarn, an endless conveyor for conveying the yarn thru the machine, a tank for treating fluid, mechanical means for removing fluid from the tank, adjustable pneumatic means for transferring the solution from the mechani- 1 cal means onto'the packages of yarn and said conveyor and other adjustable pneumatic means for transferring the fluid on the conveyor onto the lower surfaces of the packages of yarn.

12. Apparatus for applying a solution to pack 1 ages of yarn comprising a support for the packages, pneumatic means for projecting said solution onto the packages and the support therefor and other pneumatic means for removing the solution from said support and directing it i, substantially in the opposite direction to deposit it onto the other surfaces of the packages.

HOMIER V. LANG. 

